760 SLI vs 780

[William.dry]

I'm planning on buying my PC come February but i am still not sure on the GPU to get, the specs i have are

CPU: Intel core I5-4670k
MOBO: ASRock Z87 Extreme 4
CASE: Fractal Design Define R4 W/Window
SSD: Kingston HyperX 3K 120gb
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i
PSU: Corsair RM650
RAM: Corsair vengeance 8gb (2x4gb) 1600Mhz

And help on this would be great, this is my first build and i want to make sure i am doing it right, the my budget cannot go above £1100 and all both 760 SLI and the 780 both fall within that.

The cards i was planning on going with are:

780: MSI N780 TF 3GD5/OC
760: Asus GTX760-DC2OC-2GD5

 

[barnsley]

Always go for the most powerful single card option if you're building a new machine. Less heat and noise.

I'd recommend looking at the 290 with custom cooler from Sapphire or gigabyte personally.

 

[Feronix]

I'm assuming you're gaming on 1080p?

The two 760s will probably outperform the GTX 780 but also create more noise, use more power and run hotter. You'll also eliminate the possibilty of upgrading. When you get a single 780, you can always add another one later.

Of course, you'll also need a bit more power for that. With 760s SLI I'd recommend an RM750 or AX760 and with 780s SLI you can get away with an RM850/ AX860.

With your specs list the way it is now; I'd say just get the GTX 780. Saves you some of the headaches that I mentioned and you'll have the possibility of upgrading more easily. It also has an extra 1GB of VRAM which might be helpful in the future.

Truth is; THe GTX 780 is a great card at 1080p and I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

 

[William.dry]

okay thanks for the replies, so the 780 is overall better for my build? and if i was to upgrade to sli 780's in the future, will my other parts bottleneck the cards at all?

and yeah im sure i will enjoy it, im running a Intel Pentium duel core, with a nvidia 430 so anything will be an improvement

 

[Kopesetic]

I'd say get an Asus ROG MARS. It's pretty much already 760's SLI'd, faster than the Titan, relatively priced with the 780, and you get room to upgrade with. lol

 

[William.dry]

that card looks pretty awesome! but its a little over budget

i dont think i will go with sli then, looking at a few videos it seems that sli has its problems and does not always preform as you'd like it to, this brings me to my next question

What brand 780 should i go with?

 

[Kopesetic]

Personally, I like EVGA but it's your call. Just read up into what you like and decide from there.

 

[Feronix]

The cheapest I'd say. The stock cooler is already pretty good (and quiet, for a stock cooler) and you can't go wrong with the mainstream brands like Asus, MSI, Gigabyte, EVGA, etc.

 

[William.dry]

If i were to upgrade to SLI 780's in the future, would i need to change out any other components that are listed? i know the PSU will have to be bigger, like a 850W but the processor, motherboard etc, will anything bottleneck the 2 780's?

 

[notcool]

Single gpu 780 definitely, also, I wouldn't bother thinking about 780 sli, one 780 just about destroys 1080p gaming as it is. By the time you need more gpu power there'll be better, cheaper cards out. I'd usually say go for the cheapest 780 but I do like the Gainward Phantom GLH.

 

[NeverBackDown]

No your system won't bottleneck, SLI 780s in the future will need an 850watt psu.

If it was me i would go with a 290. I can get them cheaper including aftermarket cards. Stock 290 is on par with a stock 780 but an aftermarket 290 is a decent jump over any 780. 290's also overclock like crazy which helps a lot in performance as well. Sapphire Tri-X OC cards seems to be the best coolers for the 290/290x as of now.